Need help with SSI.php Examples

[kraziek]

I understand that you can look up all those examples using sis.php file. But the one that I'm looking for is not there.   I mean, all I want my forum to do is to display the topic information and that's it.  For example: when I used the example to show recent topics, it displayed a big long line of all the details ( name of category, topic, who posted, date/time) All I wanted to do is to display the topic name only and nothing else. Is it possible to make that change? Because it is taking a lot of space on my main page.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[SenSa]

Also i dont know and im follow this topic for learn it

[Harro]

Instead of just display it you can use it to return an array and then create your own output.
I'll post the exact code this evening once I'm home.
Unless somebody does it before me

[dmacdonald111]

If you are looking for a way to get something more specific out of ssi, you can try the following topic which will show you how to retreive individual information. You may be able to gather your topic information from what's there;



or another topic on SMF helper is;

[url=http://www.smfhelper.info/index.php?topic=951.0

Hope you get it working.

[kraziek]

thanks alot for the info. I'll try tthat and see if it works!!

[metallica48423]

you can also edit the actual function in SSI.php, but i don't suggest that, outputting it as an array and then using the variables to output your own custom display.

http://support.simplemachines.org/function_db/index.php?action=view_function;function=590

[kraziek]

Jesus, I am getting more lost into all this....I am just ready to tear my hair off....I didnt know it was this complicated....all I wanted to do is to be able to display nice simple links of updated topics on my main page, Just like hxxp:www.discovervancouver.com [nonactive]  

[Harro]

Try this:

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$array = ssi_recentTopics(10, null, 'array');
foreach ($array as $topic){
echo $topic['link'] . '<br />';
}


Change the 10 to the amount of topics you want to show.
Also make sure you include SSI.php

[kraziek]

I forgot to mention....I am using .Shtml ... would it make any difference?

[Harro]

I'm not familiar with shtml.
But I don't think it's possible to change it then.
Perhaps somebody else can give more information about that.

And in reply to your PM,
You should add that code on the place you want to display those recent topics.
Just make sure you put it between <?php and ?> and that you include your SSI file.
If you browse to http://yourdomain/folder/ssi_examples.php you can see how to include it.

But everything I'm saying now is for php pages. I don't know exactly how it works for shtml.